St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-29

school, 544 weeks; Normal schools, so,
90 and 500, respectively.
In view of the above figures, it is
allowable for me TO feel some sense of
injustice, in that graduates of Normal
schools have been excused from
authorities of the university
when they presented certificates of com
pletion of such subjects in a Normal
school while pupils of High school,
having spent far more time,
nHst be examined in them?
Wherein now in the course of the
normal schools is that scholarship
ald culture which will warrant the
statement quoted from one of their eata-
logueS: The advanced course is de
signed TO fit its graduates for the
duties of High school grades and
for the SUPPLEMENTARY of graded
and city schools" If the advanced
course can prepare the pupils. taking it
to assume the duties of high schools
and perform the functions of superin-
tandents and principals, graduates of
good high schools with the benediction
of the one. years professional course,
ought to be prepared TO assume the
We of the graded schools, look
forward to the time-let us
hope it will be this side
the millenium-when normal schools, in
stead of graduating classes of fifty to
teach two years apiece, will graduate
ten TO teach ten years piece. Either
production is 100. but ten teachers
teaching for period OF ten years will
do more work and better than regi-
ment of three-months men,"
The discussion was continued at
length by Profs. kirke. of River Falls.
Wis; Parry, of De PAW University.
Ind, and ended by President Shepherd.
OF WinOna. i'll short but forefble
speech. The comparison" he said.
made by the gentleman from Mankato
is unjust. No such comparison can be
made. The work of the two schools is
altogether different. The graduates of
the Normal schools are doing
you know what they are doing. We
grant that, compared with the ideal. our
graduates are not all that could be de-
manded in culture, but this is far from
an ideal community. We are supplying
good teachers TO this state and we feel
we are doing good work"
TIE EVENING SESSION.
The evening session of the association
was called TO order at 80 by President
West. After music by trio composed
OF Miss Louise McClintock, OF st. Peter:
Prof. l.. c. Lord. of st. Peter; and Prof.
{. ". e. Hyde. of st. Cloud, Mr.. II. E.
Holt, supervisor of music, Boston,
was introduced as the speaker
OF the evening. Music as
an Educational Factor was the sub
ject of his address. The systems and
not the methods of voice culture were
the matters dealt with in the paper.
"The time Will eome," said the speaker,
when the musical profession will have
as little to Go with the teaching of
music as they nov have with the
teaching of arithmetic. No person can
attain success in teaching music or any
thing else without method. The lam
guage of music is univerSal-no other is
SO universal. \ written examination in
music shows nothing and is an absurd
ity. Teachers are successful in teach
ing music just in proportion as they are
acquainted with the laws of mental
growth. Our methods of teaching
music must conform to the methods
used in the teaching of other subjects.
| believe there is no faculty so laviShly
bestowed upon the human race as that
OF music. We go from the signs and
the science of music to the laws of men-
tai growth. This is the principle which
must direct us If we are 10 be success
ful."
Ten. s. p. JenniSOn, of Red Wing.
opened the discussion on the paper read
By Mr.. Holt This discussion was con-
tinued by o. E. McFadon. superintend-
ent of music in the Minneapolis schools:
Prof. l.. c. Lord. of ST. Peter, and 9th
eTS.